# 1986 Grand Prix German Open – Doubles

Hans Gildemeister and Andrés Gómez were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Ronnie Båthman and Michiel Schapers.
Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez won the title by defeating Boris Becker and Eric Jelen 6–4, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Hans Gildemeister / Andrés Gómez (second round)
* Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez (champions)
* Jan Gunnarsson / Joakim Nyström (second round)
* Jakob Hlasek / Pavel Složil (quarterfinals)
* Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd (semifinals)
* Cássio Motta / Blaine Willenborg (quarterfinals)
* (n/a)
* Charles Cox / Jon Levine (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Ronnie Båthman Michiel Schapers | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Boris Becker Eric Jelen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Boris Becker Eric Jelen | 6 | 6 | WC | Boris Becker Eric Jelen | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | 2 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd | 3 | 4 | 2 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Båthman M Schapers | 6 | 6 | | | R Båthman M Schapers | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Carlsson J Svensson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | R Båthman M Schapers | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Campbell B Moir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Bahrami T Tulasne | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Agénor D Pérez | 1 | 2 | | | C Campbell B Moir | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bahrami T Tulasne | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Bahrami T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Cox J Levine | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | R Båthman M Schapers | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | B Becker E Jelen | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | J Gunnarsson J Nyström | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Becker E Jelen | 6 | 6 | | WC | B Becker E Jelen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Saceanu M Westphal | 4 | 3 | | | | | | WC | B Becker E Jelen | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Cassidy M Purcell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | C Motta B Willenborg | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Pimek M Šrejber | 3 | 3 | | | D Cassidy M Purcell | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Popp H Rittersbacher | 2 | 4 | | 6 | C Motta B Willenborg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | C Motta B Willenborg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Keretić CU Steeb | 5 | 1 | | 5 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simonsson M Tideman | 6 | 2 | 6 | | T Meinecke R Osterthun | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Meinecke R Osterthun | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 5 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | T Muster M Ostoja | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | J Hlasek P Složil | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | N Aerts L Mattar | 6 | 6 | | | N Aerts L Mattar | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Hlasek P Složil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 3 | 4 |
| LL | K Carlsson U Stenlund | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Casal E Sánchez | 6 | 6 |
| | A Ganzábal C Miniussi | 7 | 4 | 6 | | A Ganzábal C Miniussi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Soares S Svensson | 4 | 2 | | | G Forget A Maurer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget A Maurer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Ganzábal C Miniussi | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Acuña B Prajoux | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | 2 | S Casal E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Clavet J Colás | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Clavet J Colás | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Casal E Sánchez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |